"arid" meaning in English

See arid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæɹ.ɪd/ [UK], /ˈæɹ.ɪd/ [US], /ˈɛɚ.ɪd/ [US] Audio: En-us-ne-arid.ogg , en-us-arid.ogg Forms: arider [comparative], more arid [comparative], aridest [superlative], most arid [superlative]
Etymology: From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I am on fire, I burn”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eHs-}}, {{der|en|fr|aride}} French aride, {{der|en|la|āridus||dry, arid, parched}} Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} arid (comparative arider or more arid, superlative aridest or most arid)
  1. Very dry. Translations (very dry): κάγκανος (kánkanos) (Ancient Greek), ἄνυδρος (ánudros) (Ancient Greek), قَاحِل (qāḥil) [masculine] (Arabic), quraq (Azerbaijani), susuz (Azerbaijani), শুষ্ক (śuśko) (Bengali), сух (suh) (Bulgarian), безводен (bezvoden) (Bulgarian), àrridu (Campidanese Sardinian), àridu (Campidanese Sardinian), àrid (Catalan), vyprahlý (Czech), suchý (Czech), droog (Dutch), arida (Esperanto), kuiva (Finnish), aride (French), árido (Galician), àrritu (Gallurese), arid (German), kiszáradt (Hungarian), gersang (Indonesian), tandus (Indonesian), arid (Indonesian), arido (Italian), āridus (Latin), inaquōsus (Latin), hóółtseii (Navajo), خشک (Persian), بایر (Persian), کم باران (Persian), drieech (Plautdietsch), árido (Portuguese), сухо́й (suxój) (Russian), засу́шливый (zasúšlivyj) (Russian), безво́дный (bezvódnyj) (Russian), assuttu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), àrridu [Logudorese] (Sardinian), aramiddu (Sassarese), séccu (Sassarese), árido (Spanish), çorak (english: landscape) (Turkish), kurak (english: landscape) (Turkish), сухи́й (suxýj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), посу́шливий (posúšlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), безво́дний (bezvódnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), خشک (Urdu), қурғақ (qurghaq) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-arid-en-adj-99Tzu90A Disambiguation of 'very dry': 71 29 0
  2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually. Synonyms: xeric
    Sense id: en-arid-en-adj-M-DpJto3
  3. (figurative) Devoid of value. Tags: figuratively
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aridity

Inflected forms

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      "word": "kuiva"
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "árido"
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      "sense": "very dry",
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      "word": "kiszáradt"
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "gersang"
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      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "tandus"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "arid"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "arido"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "āridus"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "inaquōsus"
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "hóółtseii"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "خشک"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "بایر"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "کم باران"
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      "word": "drieech"
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "árido"
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      "roman": "suxój",
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      "word": "сухо́й"
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      "roman": "zasúšlivyj",
      "sense": "very dry",
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      "roman": "bezvódnyj",
      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "безво́дный"
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "àrridu"
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      "code": "sc",
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "àridu"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "árido"
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      "english": "landscape",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "very dry",
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      "english": "landscape",
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      "sense": "very dry",
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      "sense": "very dry",
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      "sense": "very dry",
      "word": "خشک"
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